April is one of the warmer months of the year in Wood Buffalo, with average highs near 5.4°C and lows around -5.2°C (mean 0.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 36 mm of rainfall and 81% relative humidity across the period.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Wood Buffalo. Across 45 years of records, the warmest April in Wood Buffalo was 1984 — when the month averaged 5.9°C — while the coldest was 2020 at -5.3°C. Typical April days reach 5.4°C with nights near -5.2°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.6°C per decade.
April is about average for rainfall in Wood Buffalo, averaging 36 mm of rainfall. The wettest April on record was 2024 with 69 mm, while the driest was 1991 at 7 mm.
Relative humidity in Wood Buffalo during April averages 81%. The most humid April was 2020 at 96%, and the least humid was 2000 at 70%.
April receives about 4.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Wood Buffalo. The sunniest April was 2018 at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2010 at 4.
Average wind speed in Wood Buffalo during April is 0.3 m/s. The windiest April was 2005 at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 0.4°C | 1.5°C | 0.5°C | -0.4°C | -2.1°C | -2.5°C |
| Avg High | 5.7°C | 7.3°C | 6.0°C | 4.7°C | 2.4°C | -3.3°C |
| Avg Low | -4.9°C | -4.3°C | -5.0°C | -5.5°C | -6.5°C | -1.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 39 mm | 32 mm | 32 mm | 33 mm | 50 mm | +11 mm |
April temperatures in Wood Buffalo have fallen by about 2.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
April has ranged from a record low of -28.5°C (1995) to a record high of 23.7°C (1999).
Rainfall in April is about average for rainfall, averaging 36 mm, with a wettest year of 69 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.9°C per decade while lows fell 0.4°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Wood Buffalo
April is a good time to visit Wood Buffalo, with days averaging 5.4°C and nights around -5.2°C (mean 0.1°C, warmer than Wood Buffalo's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. July and August are marginally more temperate, but April still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7°C | -0.6°C | -4.8°C | 17.7°C | -19.3°C | 60 mm | 89% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 5.2°C | 0.4°C | -4.4°C | 15.5°C | -10.0°C | 69 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 3.6°C | -0.5°C | -4.6°C | 17.4°C | -14.3°C | 41 mm | 90% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 0.0°C | -4.1°C | -8.2°C | 12.8°C | -17.5°C | 47 mm | 95% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 2.7°C | -2.3°C | -7.2°C | 13.4°C | -15.3°C | 37 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2020 ❄️ | -1.1°C | -5.3°C | -9.6°C | 13.9°C | -25.1°C | 50 mm | 96% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 5.5°C | 0.6°C | -4.2°C | 15.6°C | -16.8°C | 38 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 | -0.4°C | -4.9°C | -9.4°C | 17.4°C | -22.2°C | 34 mm | 94% | 0.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 5.9°C | 0.7°C | -4.5°C | 13.6°C | -13.0°C | 27 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 4.8°C | -0.6°C | -6.0°C | 18.8°C | -16.4°C | 32 mm | 87% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 8.2°C | 1.8°C | -4.5°C | 20.3°C | -17.2°C | 18 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2014 | 2.2°C | -2.9°C | -7.9°C | 15.1°C | -24.9°C | 32 mm | 88% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 | -1.2°C | -5.1°C | -8.9°C | 5.9°C | -22.7°C | 47 mm | 94% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2012 | 6.2°C | 0.8°C | -4.7°C | 15.1°C | -12.7°C | 24 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 5.7°C | 0.7°C | -4.2°C | 15.2°C | -7.8°C | 20 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 10.1°C | 4.4°C | -1.2°C | 21.8°C | -10.9°C | 57 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2009 | 5.6°C | 0.8°C | -4.0°C | 12.8°C | -12.1°C | 49 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 0.4°C | -4.1°C | -8.7°C | 17.3°C | -20.8°C | 49 mm | 91% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 5.5°C | 0.5°C | -4.4°C | 15.1°C | -17.5°C | 29 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2006 | 11.7°C | 5.2°C | -1.2°C | 21.6°C | -14.5°C | 26 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 8.0°C | 2.8°C | -2.3°C | 20.1°C | -8.0°C | 47 mm | 80% | 0.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 6.6°C | 0.9°C | -4.8°C | 13.8°C | -11.3°C | 26 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2003 | 8.1°C | 2.0°C | -4.1°C | 20.3°C | -19.1°C | 20 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 0.6°C | -4.5°C | -9.7°C | 11.9°C | -20.3°C | 21 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2001 | 6.8°C | 1.0°C | -4.8°C | 23.6°C | -13.4°C | 18 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 6.2°C | 0.2°C | -5.9°C | 21.5°C | -15.8°C | 31 mm | 70% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 9.0°C | 3.1°C | -2.8°C | 23.7°C | -8.6°C | 47 mm | 70% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 11.9°C | 5.6°C | -0.7°C | 17.4°C | -5.3°C | 30 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 3.8°C | -1.9°C | -7.7°C | 16.3°C | -23.8°C | 29 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 4.4°C | -0.6°C | -5.7°C | 14.3°C | -27.7°C | 26 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 4.2°C | -1.8°C | -7.7°C | 13.4°C | -28.5°C | 30 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 7.8°C | 1.7°C | -4.3°C | 18.8°C | -14.6°C | 28 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 9.4°C | 3.6°C | -2.1°C | 16.6°C | -7.1°C | 38 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1992 | 7.2°C | 1.3°C | -4.7°C | 20.2°C | -19.5°C | 24 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1991 | 10.5°C | 4.1°C | -2.3°C | 17.6°C | -5.3°C | 7 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1990 | 4.6°C | -0.4°C | -5.4°C | 18.7°C | -13.0°C | 64 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1989 | 2.6°C | -2.3°C | -7.2°C | 21.8°C | -17.9°C | 24 mm | 91% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1988 | 6.0°C | 0.5°C | -4.9°C | 21.1°C | -15.1°C | 46 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1987 | 6.8°C | 2.1°C | -2.6°C | 20.2°C | -13.3°C | 27 mm | 86% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1986 | 5.0°C | -0.1°C | -5.3°C | 18.0°C | -14.8°C | 48 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1985 | 6.2°C | 0.7°C | -4.8°C | 14.1°C | -11.7°C | 51 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1984 🔥 | 12.1°C | 5.9°C | -0.4°C | 23.0°C | -4.3°C | 34 mm | 72% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 5.7°C | 0.3°C | -5.2°C | 19.2°C | -20.0°C | 35 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 2.1°C | -3.1°C | -8.2°C | 18.4°C | -25.5°C | 47 mm | 91% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 4.9°C | -0.4°C | -5.7°C | 14.9°C | -17.9°C | 39 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded April data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in April is around 5.4°C with lows near -5.2°C (mean 0.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
April averages 36 mm of rainfall in Wood Buffalo, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 69 mm in 2024.
The hottest April reached 23.7°C in 1999. The coldest dipped to -28.5°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average April temperatures have fallen by about 2.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 6.2°C to 3°C and overnight lows from -4.9°C to -5.8°C over the same span.
April is one of the warmer months of the year in Wood Buffalo and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 5.4°C daytime highs and -5.2°C at night.
Not quite — April is the 6th coolest month in Wood Buffalo, averaging 0.1°C.
For April in Wood Buffalo, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 5.4°C and lows of -5.2°C.
Relative humidity in April averages 81% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in April is 0.3 m/s. The windiest April on record averaged 0.4 m/s (2005).
The wettest April on record was 2024 with 69 mm. On average, April sees 36 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Wood Buffalo behaves each April, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for April specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
